William Wallace: Brave Heart
- ISBN-10
- 1780574282
- ISBN-13
- 9781780574288
- Series
- William Wallace
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-01-27
- Publisher
- Random House
- Author
- James Mackay
Description
Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie is one of history's greatest heroes, but also one of its greatest enigmas - a shadowy figure whose edges have been blurred by myth and legend. Even the date and place of his birth have been mis-stated - until now. James Mackay uses all his skills as a historical detective to produce this definitive biography, telling the incredible story of a man who, without wealth or noble birth, rose to become Guardian of Scotland. William Wallace, with superb generalship and tactical genius, led a country with no previous warlike tradition to triumph gloriously over the much larger, better-armed and better-trained English forces. Seven hundred years later, the heroism and betrayal, the valiant deeds and the dark atrocities, and the struggle of a small nation against a brutal and powerful empire, still create a compelling tale.
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